Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
2024 Community Risk Review and Assessment of Risk

Specialist Appliances

NFRS have asked ORH to conduct a review of certain specialist appliances:

  • Specialist Rescue Units (SRU)
  • Aerial Ladder Platforms (ALP)
  • Command Support Unit (CSU)
  • Water and Foam Unit (WFU)

ORH first analysed demand levels and created maps of historical incidents which these specialist vehicles have attended in the last 5 years. ORH have also gathered building heights data from Ordnance Survey to assist with the ALP optimisation.

Special Appliance Type Current Number of Appliances Station Callsign No of Incidents
Aerial Ladder Platform (ALP) 2 Mansfield, London Road FET01A1, FET03A1 548
Specialist Rescue Unit (SRU) 2 Newark, Highfields FET16R1, FET29R1 1,174
Command Support Unit 1 Mansfield FET01C1 88
Water & Foam Unit (WFU) 1 Worksop FET08W1 126
Number of incidents per year
Callsign Station Vehichle Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
FET01A1 Mansfield ALP 14 20 27 46 53 160
FET03A1 London Road ALP 35 32 60 90 178 395
FET16R1 Newark SRU 98 91 117 119 136 561
FET29R1 Highfields SRU 146 103 146 168 171 734
FET01C1 Mansfield CSU 9 8 14 29 28 88
FET08W1 Worksop WFU 2 22 22 62 18 126
Total 304 276 386 514 584 2,064
Special Rescue Type 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Animal Rescue 67 57 71 80 62 337
Water Rescue 52 32 39 37 58 218
Rescue from Height 12 5 9 6 6 38
Total 131 94 119 123 126 593

Special Rescue Incident definition is detailed below

MobIncType Specialist Rescue Type
Rescue Large Animal P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Small Animal P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Small Animal From Water P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Large Animal From Height P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Small Animal From Height P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Large Animal From Unstable Surface P3 Animal Rescue
Rescue Large Animal From Water P3 Animal Rescue
Water Rescue Swift P1 Water Rescue
Water Rescue Lakes/Ponds P1 Water Rescue
Suicide Threat To Jump Into Water P1 Water Rescue
Water Rescue Vehichle Flood Water P1 Water Rescue
Rescue From Height P1 Rescue From Height

Demand Maps

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of buildings over 10 Meters
OS Building Heights - Over 10 Meters
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of incidents where the aerial ladder platform has been used.
Aerial Ladder Platforms

OS Building Heights Over 10 Meters - Optimised Locations

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the current location of our two current Aerial Ladder Platforms
Current
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal location of a single Aerial Ladder Platform
Optimal 1
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal location of two Aerial Ladder Platforms
Optimal 2

Building Height - Optimised Locations

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 15 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current: London Road, Mansfield 09:28 05:54 11:44 22:49 81.8%
Optimal 1 Stn: London Road 12:52 06:39 20:44 33:09 69.6%
Optimal 2 Stns: London Road, Edwinstowe 09:06 06:34 12:49 17:39 81.6%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 1 Station Optimal 2 Stations 11m+ Buildings
Ashfield 10:48 19:16 16:43 804
Bassetlaw 25:55 40:39 17:00 1,614
Broxtowe 11:19 11:20 11:20 851
City of Nottingham 05:06 05:06 05:06 8,747
Gedling 09:01 10:25 10:22 795
Mansfield 03:56 23:52 11:37 978
Newark & Sherwood 21:10 24:31 17:18 1,349
Rushcliffe 08:46 08:46 08:46 1,299
All Regions 09:28 12:52 09:06 16,437

ALP Historical Responses - Optimised Locations

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the historical response times for the current locations of Aerial Ladder Platforms
Current
Map of Nottinghamshire showing what the historical response times would be if theres was only one Aerial Ladder Platform
Optimal 1
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the response times to historical incidents if there was two Aerial Ladder Platforms.
Optimal 2

ALP - Optimised Location (1 and 2 Stations)

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 15 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current: London Road, Mansfield 06:00 03:39 06:59 11:59 93.1%
Optimal 1 Stn: London Road 10:47 05:24 21:54 23:14 70.6%
Optimal 2 Stns: London Road, Edwinstowe 06:00 03:39 06:59 11:59 93.1%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 1 Station Optimal 2 Stations 5-year Demand
Ashfield 08:14 21:42 08:14 22
Bassetlaw 25:27 40:43 25:27 19
Broxtowe 12:19 12:19 12:19 19
City of Nottingham 04:07 04:07 04:07 335
Gedling 08:09 08:09 08:09 13
Mansfield 03:20 23:08 03:20 98
Newark & Sherwood 17:24 22:25 17:24 18
Rushcliffe 11:13 11:13 11:13 24
All Regions 06:00 10:47 06:00 548

Demand Maps

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of incidents involving the Command Support Unit
Command Support Unit
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of incidents involving the Water and Foam Unit
Water and Foam

Command Support Unit Historical Responses - Optimised Location

Heat Map of Nottinghamshire showing the time to response for the Command Support Unit at its current location of Mansfield
Current
Heat Map of Nottinghamshire showing the time to response for the Command Support Unit at its optimal location of London Road
Optimal

The optimal site is selected at London Road

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current - Mansfield 22:53 22:44 25:19 32:04 87.5%
Optimal - London Road 14:24 08:09 21:39 39:40 81.8%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 11:44 18:52 3
Bassetlaw 26:25 41:31 13
Broxtowe 23:07 10:46 3
City of Nottingham 22:29 05:29 49
Gedling 19:56 08:02 3
Mansfield 03:42 22:59 3
Newark & Sherwood 24:31 25:10 8
Rushcliffe 32:58 12:34 6
All Regions 22:53 14:24 88

Water & Foam Historical Responses - Optimised Location

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the historical response time of the water and Foam Unit from its current location in Worksop
Current
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the historical response time of the water and Foam Unit from its optimal location in Edwinstowe
Optimal

The optimal site is selected at Edwinstowe

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current - Worksop 17:41 16:59 23:44 30:54 97.7%
Optimal - Edwinstowe 16:03 14:04 20:19 26:24 96.8%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 25:56 18:20 6
Bassetlaw 10:17 15:52 61
Broxtowe 35:39 30:19 1
City of Nottingham 00:00 00:00 0
Gedling 38:04 26:59 1
Mansfield 21:24 12:44 16
Newark & Sherwood 22:15 14:02 34
Rushcliffe 40:54 29:52 6
All Regions 17:41 16:03 126

Special Rescue Units

Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of Animal Rescues
Animal Rescue
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of water rescues.
Water Rescue
Map of Nottinghamshire showing the location of rescues from height.
Rescue from Height

Animal Rescue - Optimised Location

Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the current location of the Animal Rescue Unit, Newark.
Current
Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal location of Animal Rescue Unit being Arnold
Optimal

The optimal site is selected at Arnold

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current - Newark 25:01 26:44 30:34 32:54 71.8%
Optimal - Arnold 17:39 15:09 23:29 33:44 84.0%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 31:30 16:18 31
Bassetlaw 27:20 35:45 51
Broxtowe 33:27 14:08 29
City of Nottingham 27:27 07:55 86
Gedling 23:57 07:09 22
Mansfield 26:53 18:15 29
Newark & Sherwood 11:35 24:16 49
Rushcliffe 21:35 15:50 39
All Regions 25:01 17:39 337

Large Animal Rescue Only - Optimised Location

Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the response time for large animal rescues from the current location of Newark
Current
Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the response time for large animal rescues from the optimal location of Southwell
Optimal

The optimal site is selected at Southwell

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current - Newark 23:09 23:19 31:54 34:49 66.3%
Optimal - Southwell 22:22 21:54 26:49 34:24 89.3%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
* Large Animal Incidents only
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand*
Ashfield 32:43 24:35 7
Bassetlaw 27:29 30:56 19
Broxtowe 34:13 28:22 10
City of Nottingham 29:07 21:21 5
Gedling 24:12 15:46 3
Mansfield 26:56 20:28 6
Newark & Sherwood 12:30 14:00 26
Rushcliffe 21:14 23:31 15
All Regions 23:09 22:22 92

Water Rescue - Optimised Location

Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the current location of water rescue at Newark
Current
Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal site for water rescue being London Road.
Optimal

The optimal site is selected at London Road

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current 13:08 10:29 18:29 24:19 97.7%
Optimal - London Road & Edwinstowe 15:21 12:54 23:19 35:19 86.2%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 22:16 21:12 14
Bassetlaw 26:06 39:39 25
Broxtowe 10:02 13:31 13
City of Nottingham 07:43 03:36 58
Gedling 16:01 11:19 10
Mansfield 27:47 28:19 3
Newark & Sherwood 11:05 23:08 51
Rushcliffe 11:35 06:43 44
All Regions 13:08 15:21 218

Water Rescue - Optimised Locations

Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the current location of two water rescue units (Highfields and Newark)
Current
Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal location of two water rescue units (London Road and Edwinstowe)
Optimal

The optimal sites are selected at London Road and Edwinstowe

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current 13:08 10:29 18:29 24:19 97.7%
Optimal - London Road & Edwinstowe 10:21 09:59 15:29 19:54 99.5%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 22:16 16:13 14
Bassetlaw 26:06 15:59 25
Broxtowe 10:02 13:31 13
City of Nottingham 07:43 03:36 58
Gedling 16:01 11:19 10
Mansfield 27:47 10:24 3
Newark & Sherwood 11:05 15:48 51
Rushcliffe 11:35 06:43 44
All Regions 13:08 10:21 218

Rescue from Height - Optimised Location

Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the current location for rescue from height unit being Highfields
Current
Heat map of Nottinghamshire showing the optimal location for rescue from height unit being London Road
London Road

The optimal site is selected at London Road

Deployment Mean Coverage Percentiles % in 30 minutes
50% 75% 90%
Current 19:51 13:19 30:09 43:39 73.7%
Optimal - London Road 16:22 09:04 23:59 38:54 78.9%
Mean Coverage (mm:ss)
Region Current Optimal 5-year Demand
Ashfield 25:09 23:49 2
Bassetlaw 43:28 39:58 7
Broxtowe 09:31 12:24 2
City of Nottingham 08:20 04:42 16
Gedling 14:29 10:52 2
Mansfield 26:19 23:34 1
Newark & Sherwood 35:01 28:59 3
Rushcliffe 17:29 12:25 5
All Regions 19:51 16:22 38